Hunted woolly monkeys (Lagothrix poeppigii) show threat-sensitive responses to human presence.
Responding only to individuals of a predator species which display threatening behaviour allows prey species to minimise energy expenditure and other costs of predator avoidance, such as disruption of feeding. The threat sensitivity hypothesis predicts such behaviour in prey species. If hunted anima...
| Published in: | PLoS ONE |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3629061?pdf=render |